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  • C4 Stinkin' Thinkin'

    Do you assume the worst could happen?  Do you worry that your fellow players can't stand you?  Do you dismiss compliments because you don't deserve them?  Listen to this episode of RPG Psych as Luke and Josh discuss cognitive distortions, the wonderfully self-induced negativity we tend to pile on ourselves as well as how to get started breaking that dirty habit.

    19 min
  • C3 Encoding and Decoding

    Have you ever said one thing, but somebody of everybody heard something different?  That's right, the didn't decode what you were hoping to encode.  Join Luke and Josh as they explore the challenges and nuance of encoding and decoding of language at your game table and elsewhere.

    18 min
  • C2 Active Listening

    Listening is one of the core factors for good communication.  Join Josh and Luke as they discuss active listening, what it is, how to do it, and why it's so important.

    19 min
  • C1 Safe Spaces

    Building and maintaining safe spaces is the topic of our first episode of our season devoted to improving communication at our game tables.

    20 min
  • B9 Being "At the Table"

    What does it mean to be "at the table" Josh and Luke talk about being present for a game and ways to stay engaged at the table and boosting engagement 

    19 min
  • B8 Burnout

    Are you or someone you know suffering from burnout?  Do you feel that sinking feeling when you reach for you campaign notes?  Fear not!  Josh and Luke are here to talk about burnout and how to manage it.  For the low, low price of...

    24 min
  • B7 Failure is Always an Option

    Join Luke and Josh as they explore the challenges, opportunities, and joys of failure at your game table.  Failure need not be avoided, but embraced.

    25 min
  • B6 What is Roleplay?

    Josh and Luke ask the question "What is roleplay" and talk about the different ways you can engage in and experience roleplay 

    26 min
  • B5 Sunk Cost Fallacy

    Luke and Josh discuss the idea of the sunk cost fallacy and when to know when to fold em at your TTRPG table.

    20 min

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A podcast exploring the intersection of metacognition and tabletop gaming.  Join educator Lucas Hutson and clinical therapist Josh Pate-Terry as they discuss tabletop role-playing games and…